Christ Is Risen from the Dead (Becker)

lyricist: Henry Becker, 1880
Composer: Walter Gilbert, 1865

Christ is ris­en from the dead!

Darkness now no more shall reign;

Thorns no more shall crown the head

That was bowed with grief and pain:

Christ the Lord

the migh­ty King

From our sin hath made us free.

Where

O death

is now thy sting?

Where

O grave

thy vic­to­ry?

Scoffers now no more will say:

If Thou be the Christ

come down

From the cross

and prove to­day

That to Thee be­longs the crown!

For our ris­en Lord and King

From our sin hath made us free

Where

O death

is now thy sting?

Where

O grave

thy vic­to­ry?

Faith now knows He is the Lord

Gives as­sent to His de­cree

Trusts the pro­mise in His Word

And is crowned with vic­to­ry

Shouting prais­es to the King

Who from sin hath made us free.

Where

O death

is now thy sting?

Where

O grave

thy vic­to­ry?

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